Streets of Fire (1984)

Director:

Walter Hill

Writers:

Larry Gross (written by)
Walter Hill (written by)

Release Date:

1 June 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Romance | Musical | Adventure

Tagline:

Tonight is what it means to be young.

Plot:

A mercenary goes after his ex-girlfriend, a singer who has been kidnapped by a gang.

Plot Keywords:

Bully Comeuppance | Beautiful Woman | Band | Juvenile Delinquent | Punk

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

US Showtimes:

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Cast

Michael Paré	...	Tom Cody
Diane Lane	...	Ellen Aim
Rick Moranis	...	Billy Fish
Amy Madigan	...	McCoy
Willem Dafoe	...	Raven Shaddock
Deborah Van Valkenburgh	...	Reva Cody
Richard Lawson	...	Officer Ed Price
Rick Rossovich	...	Officer Cooley
Bill Paxton	...	Clyde the Bartender
Lee Ving	...	Greer - Bomber
Stoney Jackson	...	Bird - The Sorels
Grand L. Bush	...	Reggie - The Sorels
Robert Townsend	...	Lester - The Sorels
Mykelti Williamson	...	B.J. - The Sorels (as Mykel T. Williamson)
Elizabeth Daily	...	Baby Doll
Lynne Thigpen	...	Subway Motorwoman
Marine Jahan	...	Torchie's Dancer
Ed Begley Jr.	...	Ben Gunn
John Dennis Johnston	...	Pete the Mechanic
Harry Beer	...	Squirt
Olivia Brown	...	Addie
Kip Waldo	...	Waldo
Peter Jason	...	Ardmore Cop Harry
Matthew Laurance	...	Ardmore Cop #2
Sarah Marten	...	Woman in Diner
Tamu Blackwell	...	Richmond Citizen
Ric Moreno	...	Richmond Citizen
Antonie Becker	...	Richmond Citizen
Elizabeth Jordan	...	Richmond Citizen
Susan Cheng	...	Bar Patron (as Susan Cheung)
Vicki McCarty	...	Bar Patron
John Hateley	...	Poker Player
Rock A. Walker	...	Poker Player
Paul Mones	...	The Roadmasters
Vince Deadrick Jr.	...	The Roadmasters
Paul M. Lane	...	The Roadmasters (as Paul Lane)
Bernie Pock	...	The Roadmasters
Spiro Razatos	...	The Roadmasters
Jeff Smolek	...	The Roadmasters
William Beard II	...	The Attackers
Stuart Kimball	...	The Attackers
Angelo	...	The Attackers
John Ryder	...	The Attackers
Dave Alvin	...	The Blasters
Philip Alvin	...	The Blasters
Lee Allen	...	The Blasters
William Bateman	...	The Blasters
John Bazz	...	The Blasters
Eugene Taylor	...	The Blasters
Steve Berlin	...	The Blasters

Directed by
Walter Hill

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Larry Gross		written by
Walter Hill		written by

Produced by
Lawrence Gordon	....	producer
Gene Levy	....	executive producer
Joel Silver	....	producer
Mae Woods	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Ry Cooder

Cinematography by
Andrew Laszlo

Film Editing by
James Coblentz		(as Jim Coblentz)
Freeman A. Davies
Michael Ripps

Casting by
Judith Holstra
Marcia Ross

Production Design by
John Vallone

Art Direction by
James Allen

Set Decoration by
Richard C. Goddard

Costume Design by
Marilyn Vance

Makeup Department
Michael Germain	....	makeup artist
Dagmar Loesch	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Gene Levy	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Rob Corn	....	second second assistant director
Deborah Love	....	second assistant director
David Sosna	....	first assistant director
Victoria E. Rhodes	....	second second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Anthony Brockliss	....	assistant art director (as Tony Brockliss)
Ronnie Chambers	....	lead man (as Ronnie D. Chambers)
James M. Davis	....	construction foreman
Jaymes Hinkle	....	scenic artist
Martha Johnston	....	set designer
Johnny Lattanzio	....	construction coordinator
Peg McClellan	....	illustrator
Joseph Musso	....	production illustrator
Craig Raiche	....	property master
Mike Rutgard	....	lead man
John Schacht	....	lead man
Robert J. Schlafle	....	set designer (as Bob Schafle)
John Zemansky	....	property master
Robert Misetich	....	painter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Richard L. Anderson	....	sound editor (as Richard Anderson)
Michael J. Benavente	....	assistant sound editor
John Dunn	....	sound editor
Stephen Hunter Flick	....	supervising sound editor (as Stephen Flick)
Walter A. Gest	....	sound re-recordist
David W. Gray	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Rick Kline	....	sound re-recording mixer
Gregg Landaker	....	sound re-recording mixer
Vince Melandri	....	adr editor
Donald O. Mitchell	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ginny Oliver	....	adr recordist
Charleen Richards	....	adr mixer
Gary Ritchie	....	sound re-recordist
Harvey Rosenstock	....	adr editor
Joan Rowe	....	foley artist
David E. Stone	....	sound editor
James E. Webb	....	sound (as Jim Webb)
Marshall Winn	....	sound editor
Shelly Yakus	....	special sound consultant
John Roesch	....	foley artist (uncredited)
Donald C. Rogers	....	technical director of sound (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Howard Jensen	....	special effects
Wayne Rose	....	special effects

Stunts
Jerry Brutsche	....	stunt double
Bennie E. Dobbins	....	stunt coordinator (as Bennie Dobbins)
Diamond Farnsworth	....	stunt performer
Terry Leonard	....	stunts
Conrad E. Palmisano	....	stunt driver
Rick Sawaya	....	stunts
Eddie Paul	....	stunts (uncredited)
Rick Seaman	....	stunts (uncredited)
Greg Walker	....	stunts (uncredited)
Kyle J. Wood	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Lloyd Ahern II	....	camera operator
Gene Earle	....	first assistant camera
Robert Marta	....	camera operator (as Bob Marta)
Richard Craig Meinardus	....	first assistant camera (as Dick Meinardus)
Rick Neff	....	camera operator
Stephen Vaughan	....	still photographer
Michael D. Weldon	....	first assistant camera (as Michael Weldon)

Casting Department
Jim Green	....	extras casting
Carl Joy	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Robert Harris Jr.	....	costume supervisor
Dan Moore	....	costume supervisor
Deborah Lynn Scott	....	costume supervisor (as Deborah L. Scott)
Barbara Siebert	....	costume supervisor (as Barbara Siebert Bolticoff)
Phyllis Corcoran-Woods	....	costume assistant (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Donah Bassett	....	negative cutter
Carmel Davies	....	assistant editor
Barbara Gandolfo-Frady	....	assistant editor (as Barbara Gandolfo)
Aubrey Head	....	color consultant
Kelly Mahan-Jaramillo	....	apprentice editor (as E. Kelly Mahan)
Marilyn McMahon Adams	....	assistant editor (as Marilyn McMahon)
Richard Ritchie	....	color consultant (as Dick Ritchie)
Larry Rovetti	....	supervising color consultant

Music Department
Mark Ettel	....	score engineer
Scott Grusin	....	assistant music editor
Dan Hartman	....	singing voice: Mykelti Williamson
Jimmy Iovine	....	music supervisor
Jim Steinman	....	music arranger
Jim Steinman	....	musician: assorted keybords
Michael Tronick	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Ronnie Baker	....	transportation coordinator
Russ Dwyer	....	transportation captain
Frank Khoury	....	driver

Other crew
Rafe Blasi	....	publicity coordinator
Mary F. Galloway	....	location manager
Luca Kouimelis	....	script supervisor
Amy Luder	....	assistant: Larry Gordon
Harriet Monroe	....	assistant: Walter Hill
Suzanne Nupoff	....	assistant: Larry Gordon
Patty Raya	....	assistant: Gene Levy
Elaine K. Thompson	....	production associate
Lisbeth Wynn-Owen	....	production coordinator

Production Companies

• RKO Pictures
• Universal Pictures

Distributors

• Argentina Video Home (1985) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Universal Pictures

Other Companies

• Central Casting  extras casting
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• R/Greenberg Associates  titles
• Universal Title  opticals

Runtime:

93 min | Argentina:95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby | 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)

Certification:

Australia:M | Iceland:16 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA (TV rating) | Finland:K-18 | Norway:15 | Norway:16 (1984) | Singapore:PG | South Korea:18 | Sweden:15 | Taiwan:GP | UK:15 | USA:PG | West Germany:18 | Canada:14A (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

RKO Pictures

Trivia:

The opening title cards read, "Another Time... Another Place".

Goofs:

Continuity: Police car, after getting on two wheels, is clearly not going to turn over but after angle change does flip on to side.

Quotes:

Billy Fish: Take it easy, Cody.
Tom Cody: I'll take it where I can get it.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Megazone 23 (1985) (V)

Soundtrack:

GET OUT OF DENVER

Comic book action story with style

I seems that not everyone understands the greatness with this movie? -The actors do a really good work-Moranis is one, and Pare is good, but he has much less to play with as a carachter. -style is everything here: the lines are like they where stolen from old westerns or movies from the 50s. To really enjoy this movie: do not expect the ordinary action...see it as a "musical" set in a theatre and admire the artificial "artsiness" of this studio-style film! ...the bad guys are really bad...but funny, -and the good guy is really brave... -This is not suppose to be your ordinary action movie! -This is art...and poetry!

Best Regards

/MadvikinS